GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |